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Dalliance: A Novel
Diana Burg
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Description for Dalliance: A Novel
Hardcover. Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious banker Isaac Burch, she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious, though dull, banker Isaac Burch, she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Refusing to settle, Mary soon finds diversion and companionship in a 'dalliance' - perhaps adulterous - with Chicago lawyer David Stuart. Her alleged indiscretions result in a very public divorce trial, pitting the domineering husband against the repentant and disgraced wife.Based on the actual ... Read more
Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious, though dull, banker Isaac Burch, she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Refusing to settle, Mary soon finds diversion and companionship in a 'dalliance' - perhaps adulterous - with Chicago lawyer David Stuart. Her alleged indiscretions result in a very public divorce trial, pitting the domineering husband against the repentant and disgraced wife.Based on the actual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815609315
SKU
V9780815609315
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Ref
99-82
About Diana Burg
Diana Burg has written several screenplays and short stories. She lives with her husband in Denver, Colorado. This is her first novel.
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